406 BRACHELYTRA. STENIDJE. 



ing ; thickly punctured ; head somewhat heart-shaped ; thorax oblong, with 

 a faint smooth dorsal line ; elytra rather obscurely punctured, the apical 

 half bright testaceous red ; tip of abdomen pitchy ; legs, antenna?, and 

 mouth red. (L. 3^1. ) Under stones : London district : 10-4. 



3233 multipunctatum Grav. Mi. 52. — Pitchy, or pitchy-red, shining; head 

 and thorax oblong, thickly punctured ; the latter with a smooth dorsal 

 line ; elytra slightly convex, pitchy-red, or brown ; base darker, deeply 

 punctured, the punctures disposed in lines towards the suture ; legs, tip 

 of abdomen, mouth, and antennae testaceous ; anterior thighs and tibiae with 

 a small tooth. (L. 3 1.) Under stones, &c. : London district: 10-4. 



3234 filiforme Grav. Mi. 134 La. lineare. — Ste. M. v. 269. — Linear- 

 elongate, black ; slightly shining, punctured ; head somewhat ovate ; thorax 

 oblong ; elytra rather shorter than the thorax, pitchy, punctured, the punc- 

 tures somewhat disposed in striae towards the suture ; legs pitchy ; an- 

 tenna? dull pitchy-red. (L. 2^1.) Damp places: London district, and 

 generally distributed : 10-6. 



3235 longulum Grav. Mi. 53. — Ste. M. v. 270. — Linear-elongate, pitchy- 

 black, shining ; head and thorax oblong, distinctly punctured ; the latter 

 with a smooth dorsal line ; elytra flat, obscurely punctured ; abdomen with 

 the extreme tip pitchy-red ; legs, antennae, mouth and palpi dull red ; 

 anterior thighs with an obscure tooth. (L. 1| 1.) Under stones : Lon- 

 don district ; Suffolk: 10-4. 



3236 foveatum Ste. M. v. 270. — Pae. laavigatus Gyll. iv. 483.? — Pitchy-black, 

 somewhat shining, very finely punctured ; head rather heart-shaped, thorax 

 somewhat elongate-4-drate, with a deep fovea on each side near the base ; 

 elytra very finely punctured, the extreme tip slightly edged with chestnut; 

 legs and antennae pitchy testaceous. (L. 2 1.) Stones : London district : 

 10-4. 



3237 nanum Ste. M. v. 270. — Narrow ; pitchy-black ; slightly shining, 

 finely punctured ; head and thorax elongate ; elytra slightly pubescent, 

 with a few scattered punctures, the tip reddish ; apex of abdomen, legs and 

 antennae, pitchy-red. (L.l^-l.) Under stones : London district : 3-4. 



3238 erythrocephalum Ste. M. v. 370. — Deep black, shining, finely punc- 

 tured; head elongate, dusky-red; elytra slightly pubescent, with a few re- 

 mote punctures ; abdomen pitchy ; legs and antennae testaceous. (L. 1^1.) 

 Under stones : London district : 4. 



Fam. 78. STENIDiE Mac Leay. 



dcxlvi. Medon Head large, 4-drate : eyes minute : tho. somewhat 4-drate, 

 as wide as the head : elytra obliquely truncate towards the suture : abdo- 

 men with terminal segment long : legs slender : tarsi simple : labrum with 

 a central notch: mandibles internally 4- dentate. 



dcxlvii. Sunius Head moderate, somewhat 4-drate : eyes small : tho. flat, 

 nearly 4-drate : elytra flat : abdomen with penult, segment longest : tarsi 

 simple : labrum entire : palpi filiform. 



dcxlviii. Astenus Head large, somewhat orbiculate : eyes small, rather pro- 

 minent : tho. small, nearly orbiculate, flatfish : abdomen linear, obtusely 

 truncate at tip : tarsi with 4th joint bilobed, anterior slightly dilated. 



dcxlix. Rugilus Head large, orbicular : eyes small : tho. small, considerably 

 narrowed in front : abdomen broad ; penult, segment longest, apex obtuse : 

 tarsi entire : labrum with 2 prominent teeth in front : palpi somewhat 

 clavate. 



del. P^ederus Head large, orbicular : eyes small: tho. very convex, obovate, as 

 large as the head : abdomen with penult, segment longest ; the terminal in 



